Johnson County, Nebraska

Johnson County
Johnson County Courthouse in Tecumseh
Johnson County Courthouse in Tecumseh
Map of Nebraska highlighting Johnson County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°24′N 96°16′W / 40.4°N 96.27°W / 40.4; -96.27
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1855 (founded)
1857 (organized)
Named forRichard Mentor Johnson
SeatTecumseh
Largest cityTecumseh
Area
 • Total377 sq mi (980 km2)
 • Land376 sq mi (970 km2)
 • Water0.7 sq mi (2 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,290
 • Estimate 
(2021)
5,316 Increase
 • Density14/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitejohnsoncounty.ne.gov

Johnson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,290.[1] Its county seat is Tecumseh.[2] The county was formed in 1855, and was organized in 1857.[3][4][5] It was named after Richard Mentor Johnson, who was Vice President of the United States from 1837 to 1841.[6] In the Nebraska license plate system, Johnson County is represented by the prefix 57 (it had the fifty-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 82. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "Reconnaissance Level Survey for: Johnson County Nebraska Historic Building Survey" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Johnson County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 169.